January 17, 2025 9:00 pm

Author: opinion

Bangladesh, International, Opinion

Professor Yunus, the Banker of the Poor and his Nobel Prize

Shamima Chowdhury Professor Dr. Mohammed Yunus received his Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 and afterwards he floated his political party the ‘Nagorik Shakti’ or People’s Power. But as response was very poor, rather negative, he had to abandon it. But after 18 years of meticulous design, he could capture the coveted post of the head […]

Bangladesh, International, Lead, Opinion

Is ‘minus two’ becoming a reality in Bangladesh?

Shamima Chowdhury During the military-backed non-political Caretaker government of Bangladesh in 2007-08, the caretaker government of Dr. Fakruddin Ahmed promoted the concept of “Minus 2” formula to de-politicalize Bangladesh. They wanted to push both Sheikh Hasina, the Leader of the Awami League (AL) party and also her main rival, Begum Khaleda Zia, the leader of […]

Bangladesh, Lead, Opinion

The Nobel Peace Prize winner tramples on press freedom

Charlotte Jacquemart The transitional government under Muhammad Yunus puts unwanted journalists in prison – with fabricated murder charges. Getting into the country is easier than ever. The border police officer at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport in Dhaka waves you through. They are happy to have foreign tourists, as they have hardly been coming since the […]

Bangladesh, Opinion

A Growing Crisis for Women of Diverse Sexualities and Beliefs

Musfika Laiju Bangladesh has long been recognized as a country striving for development and progress in various sectors, including women’s empowerment and gender equality. However, an alarming reality persists for Feminist, progressive, secular women, and those from diverse sexual orientations, such as transgender women. Despite constitutional guarantees of equality and non-discrimination, these groups face multifaceted […]

Opinion

What did the US seek from Sheikh Hasina?

Nomad Dragonfly Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League came under great pressure at home and abroad from the very beginning regarding the dramatic results of the 2018 parliamentary elections and allegations of vote rigging—that too after a lopsided election in 2014. Her government had to face one rumor after another, harsh controversies and criticisms for corruption, irregularities, […]

News

Bangladesh Judiciary: A Vehicle of Extortion

Shamima Chowdhury Since the August Uprising and the fall of Sheikh Hasina government on 5 August, Bangladesh judiciary has turned into a vehicle of extortion and money making. Many lawyers in collaboration with a few police officials and a few activists of the BNP and Jamaati Islami parties and their associated youth groups are having […]

Bangladesh, Opinion

Why is ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan so powerful?

Why is ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan so powerful? Nomad Dragonfly “Joy Bangla” meant hail Bangla or long live Bangla, referring to the land where the Bengali speaking people lived in undivided India. The slogan, first used by our great national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with the spirit of Bengali nationhood in 1942, became the strongest words […]

Asia, Lead, Middle East, Opinion

How dangerous are the Afghan returnee militants ?

Nomad Dragonfly Bangladesh has been talking about Islamist militancy and extremism or an armed struggle to establish a Shariah-based state since early 1999. Members of the Bangladesh branch of the Pakistani militant outfit Harkatul Jihad al-Islami or HuJI attacked poet Shamsur Rahman with an intention of killing him on January 18 in that year. After […]

Asia, Bangladesh

Partition of Pakistan: Who Created Bangladesh—India or Pakistan Itself?

leems sparrow The long nine-month battle between East Bengal and West Pakistan in 1971 will be remembered in Bangladesh and Pakistan equally. That was awful and embarrassing for Pakistan. Nevertheless, some argue that human history has been constructed by the prevailing side, whereas the opponent takes all the blame. Without being too biased, I’ve long […]

Bangladesh, Lead, Opinion

Regional Peace and Stability: a Vehicle for rapid growth and people’s welfare

Dr. A K Abdul Momen As a Foreign Minister, I introduced 3 policy packages and these were (1) Economic Diplomacy, (2) Public Diplomacy, and (3) Regional Peace and Stability packages. Bangladesh has 3 major resources and these are (1) large young manpower, (2) plenty of waters, (3) limited but fertile land. In addition, its geo-strategic […]

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